Ransomware: Now attackers are exploiting Windows PrintNightmare vulnerabilities
Cyber-criminal groups including Vice Society and Magniber have been spotted using vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler to infect victims with ransomware. Cyber criminals are exploiting Windows PrintNightmare vulnerabilities in their...
Ransomware demands and payments hit new records
Ransomware groups continue to intensify their operations as ransom demands and payments increase alongside use of “quadruple extortion” tactics during first half of 2021. The average ransom paid by victim...
Feds’ demand for software standards could boost enterprise security
An executive order issued in May by the Biden Administration has elevated the status of the software bill of materials, by mandating their use in federal government contracting. Enterprises can...
Ransomware recovery: Plan for it now
Make a disaster-recovery plan to address ransomware attacks, and start with stopping its spread, IDing the variant and getting ready to get restore your files. If your computing environment is...
The threat of single vendor security is too high to ignore
Jaws dropped last year when the SolarWinds attack was revealed. The extent of the sophisticated intrusion was breathtaking: the hackers leveraged SolarWinds’ commercial software to infiltrate major firms and top government agencies,...
Avast identifies cryptocurrency scam rises in regions of high adoption
Research from Avast Threat Labs has revealed a growth in crypto-based scams in regions where cryptocurrency is growing in popularity, in the first half of 2021. Avast’s threat labs researchers...
The hidden costs of ransomware
The catalogue of high-profile ransomware attack examples is growing larger and becoming more alarming every day, affecting everything from gas pipelines to transport and technology firms. And as the range of targets...
Cisco completes purchase of security risk-management firm
Cisco bought Kenna Security to integrate its data-science-driven, security risk-management technology into Cisco’s Secure X platform. Cisco continues to bulk-up its security portfolio, this week closing the deal on risk-based...
Complexity is the biggest threat to cloud success and security
Just when we thought cloud computing could take a post-pandemic victory lap, we now face the largest challenge to date. In the latest Agents of Transformation report, Agents of Transformation 2021: The...
Apple’s Mac security warning shows that closed beats open
Apple’s software engineering chief Craig Federighi recently said Macs aren’t yet as secure as iOS devices — should we be worried? Apple’s software engineering chief Craig Federighi recently told us...